Look at the rectangle below.
What is the area of the rectangle ABCD?
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Look at the rectangle below.
What is the area of the rectangle ABCD?
Given that in a rectangle every pair of opposite sides are equal, we can claim that:
and also:
In other words, BC equals 4
Now we can find the area of the rectangle by multiplying the length by the width:
32 cm²
Look at the rectangle ABCD below.
Side AB is 6 cm long and side BC is 4 cm long.
What is the area of the rectangle?
The diagram shows BE = 2, but this is only half the rectangle's height. Since E is the midpoint of side BC, the full height is BC = 2 × 2 = 4 units.
Point E is the midpoint of side BC. It divides the rectangle's height into two equal segments of 2 units each, giving us the total height of 4 units.
For area calculations, it doesn't matter! Area = length × width gives the same result whether you calculate 8 × 4 or 4 × 8. Both equal 32 square units.
These are just reference points to help identify different parts of the rectangle. Focus on the dimensions: width AB = 8 and height BC = 4 for your area calculation.
Since the dimensions are given as 8 and 4 units, the area is 32 square units. If specific units like cm were given, you'd write 32 cm².
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